British politician and alleged spy for the Czechoslovak SR (1925–1988)
For other people with similar names, see John Stonhouse (disambiguation).
John Stonehouse
Stonehouse in 1967
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office 1 October 1969 – 19 June 1970
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Preceded by
Himself (Postmaster General)
Succeeded by
Christopher Chataway
Postmaster General
In office 1 July 1968 – 1 October 1969
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Preceded by
Roy Mason
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Himself (Minister, Posts and Telecommunications)
The 2nd Viscount Hall (Chairman, Post Office)
Member of Parliament for Walsall North
In office 28 February 1974 – 27 August 1976
Preceded by
William Wells
Succeeded by
Robin Hodgson
Member of Parliament for Wednesbury
In office 28 February 1957 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by
Stanley Evans
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
John Thomson Stonehouse
(1925-07-28)28 July 1925[1] Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died
14 April 1988(1988-04-14) (aged 62) Totton, Hampshire, England
Political party
Labour Co-operative (1941–1976) English National (1976) SDP (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988)
Spouses
Barbara Smith
(m. 1948; div. 1978)
Sheila Buckley
(m. 1981)
Children
4
Alma mater
London School of Economics
John Thomson Stonehouse (28 July 1925 – 14 April 1988) was a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician, businessman and minister who attended the cabinet of Harold Wilson. Stonehouse is remembered for his unsuccessful attempt at faking his own death in 1974. It is also alleged that Stonehouse had been an agent for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic military intelligence.[2]
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^Andrew, Christopher (2009). The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5. London: Penguin. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-713-99885-6.
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